About a 20-minute walk from downtown Ottawa you’ll find the Canadian Museum of Nature. Recently revamped, it boasts an intriguing collection of artefacts from gigantic dinosaur fossils to stunning gems.

Today I left the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel to go visit the Parliament Buildings located on Ottawa’s iconic Parliament Hill. At the Parliament Buildings, I recorded a podcast with Grantly, one of the Interpretation Officers there.

The Canadian Museum of Civilisation is one of the biggest museums in the world and is visited by over a million people every year. This afternoon I went to the museum to record a podcast and visit the exhibits.

One of the top attractions here in Ottawa is the Rideau Canal which was built back in the early 1800s. Today I recorded a podcast about this 202-kilometre long canal with Pam and Paul from Parks Canada.

After taking two trains, I arrived in Ottawa today from Quebec City. Here in Ottawa I’m staying at the HI-Ottawa Jail Hostel which is housed in a building that operated as a jail for more than 100 years.

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